Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury whose principal is adjusted by changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). With inflation (a rise in the CPI), the principal increases. With a deflation (a drop in the CPI), the principal decreases. TIPS are considered a low-risk investment since they are backed by […]
Archive for September, 2014
The use of Roth 401(k)s by retirement plan sponsors has been on the uptick for the past several years. According to research conducted by PLANSPONSOR.com, 52.4% of employers now offer a Roth-type defined contribution account, compared with only 11% in 2007. Among the largest plans (those with more than $1 billion in plan assets), 61% […]
The good news for Medicare is that the program’s outlook has improved considerably in the past year. According to the trustees, Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is in good shape until 2030 — that’s four years longer than the trustees projected last year — and 13 years longer than they anticipated the year before the […]
Say so-long to the days of “empty nesters,” when parents would make life changes once their children had moved out and moved on. It is more likely that parents today are dealing with a “full nest.” A study in 2010 by researchers at Columbia University using the U.S. Current Population Survey found that 52.8% of […]
One of the key determinants of retirement income planning is the expected rate of return on your investments. Conventional analysis typically relies on long-term performance averages to gauge a retiree’s spending limits. Increasingly, however, planning experts say that for those who are withdrawing from a portfolio, it is not just the average rate of investment […]
A survey conducted by the nation’s first private online health exchange, eHealth, Inc., explored the attitudes of young adults aged 18 to 25 regarding the new health care landscape and the influence that the Affordable Care Act is having on health care costs. Among the 220 survey respondents, all of which had purchased their health […]
So who can afford to pay $60,000 a year for a college education? Harvard College has disclosed that the full cost of attending the venerable institution, including tuition, room and board, and fees for the 2014-2015 academic year will be $58,607, up 3.9% from the $56,407 charged last year. Yale announced similar increases to its […]
As Baby Boomers grow older — and presumably wiser about economic matters — more are finding themselves in a position of caretaker for elderly parents. Raising the topic of money with parents can be difficult. But with the right choice of words, timing, and tone, you can open the door to a meaningful conversation. Select […]
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